Assembly OKs changes to law of the land

As expected, Article 151 of this chapter says that of the NEC’s nine members, four will be chosen by the ruling party and four will be chosen by the opposition. The final member will be a candidate chosen by both parties.

The text does not specify how this would work if more than two parties won seats.

The parliamentary standing committee will be responsible for “transparently” preparing the composition of NEC members to be voted on.

In the event that the vote fails – the CPP still holds the required majority of 50 per cent plus one, which it needs to block it – the “old composition” of the NEC would remain.

Thu, 2 October 2014

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The National Assembly yesterday voted to amend the constitution and add new chapters that will enshrine an overhauled National Election Committee made up of members from both the ruling and opposition parties.

All 120 lawmakers present voted for the changes, the main points of which were agreed to in July when the ruling Cambodian People’s Party and opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party reached a deal that ended a year of post-election deadlock.

The NEC has long been castigated by the opposition and civil society groups as an institution beholden to the CPP, and it is hoped that the changes will provide an even playing field for the next national election.
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The CEROC is very vital in supporting the mandating of premiership to two terms

The CEROC has been very vital on the agenda for reforms and bringing genuine democratization for Cambodia. The propose to mandate two terms for premiership is very productive to end chronic power abusing in Cambodia. The CEROC is committing to stay side by side with all those who are fighting against all political odds especially the policy that protects the powerful and politicians to continue their wrong behaviors. The calling for to engage in national elections by the Overseas Khmers voters as well as to limit the mandate of premiership is the constructive step to moving forwards for genuine democratization in Cambodia.
CEROC Logo 3កម្ពុជា – អត្ថបទចុះ​ផ្សាយ​នៅ​ថ្ងៃ សុក្រ 05 កញ្ញា 2014 – ព័ត៌មានទើប​កែប្រើ​លើកចុងក្រោយ​ ថ្ងៃ សុក្រ 05 កញ្ញា 2014

អង្គការ​ សមាគម​យុវជន​ចំនួន​ ៧​ គាំទ្រ​សំណើ​កំណត់​អាណត្តិ​នាយក​រដ្ឋ​មន្ត្រី​

ក្រុមអង្គការសង្គមស៊ីវិល ជួបជុំគ្នាក្នុងការគាំទ្រឲ្យមានការកំណត់អាណត្តិរបស់នាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រីឲ្យបានច្បាស់លាស់នៅកម្ពុជា។

ក្រុមអង្គការសង្គមស៊ីវិល ជួបជុំគ្នាក្នុងការគាំទ្រឲ្យមានការកំណត់អាណត្តិរបស់នាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រីឲ្យបានច្បាស់លាស់នៅកម្ពុជា។

RFI/ Siv Channa
ដោយ វណ្ណ សុគន្ធា

នៅ​​ព្រឹក​​ថ្ងៃ​​សុក្រ​​នេះ ​អង្គការ​ សមាគម​យុវជន​​ចំនួន ​៧​ដែល​ជា​​សមាជិក​​គណៈ​កម្មាធិកា​​រ​​យុវជ​ន​​ដើម្បី​​ឯកភាព ​និង​​អភិវឌ្ឍន៍​​បាន​ធ្វើ​​សន្និសីទ​កាសែត​​មួយ​​ស្តី​ពី​ “​ ការ​គាំ​ទ្រ​​ឲ្យ​​មាន​ការ​​កំណត់​​អាណត្តិ​​នាយក​រដ្ឋ​មន្ត្រី​”។ ​​ក្រោយ​​សន្និសីទ ​សមាគម​​ទាំង​នេះ ​បាន​ចេញ​​សេចក្តី​ថ្លែងការណ៍​​រួម​​ប្រកាស​​គាំទ្រ​​យ៉ាង​​ពេញ​ទំហឹង​​ចំពោះ​​ការ​កំណត់​​អាណត្តិ​​ត្រឹម​តែ​​ពីរ​​អាណត្តិ​។

សេចក្តីរាយការណ៍របស់ វណ្ណ សុគន្ធា
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“ការកំណត់​អាណត្តិ​នាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រី​ត្រឹមតែ​ពីរ​អាណត្តិ ឫ ១០ ឆ្នាំ គឺអាច​កាត់បន្ថយ​ឱ​កាស​បង្កើត​ឲ្យ​មាន​បក្ខពួកនិយម គ្រួសារនិយម ព្រមទាំង​អំពើពុករលួយ​នៅក្នុង​សង្គម”។ នេះ គឺជា​ការលើកឡើង​រប​ស់​ក្រុម​អង្គការ សមាគមយុវជន​ទាំង៧ នៅក្នុង​សេចក្តីថ្លែងការណ៍​រួម​របស់ខ្លួន។
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Mrs. Janet Seng responded to Ice Bucket Challenge

The CEROC (3)

This evening I accepted an ice bucket challenge from Lauk Sophoan Seng(CEROC’s President). I like to nominate Neakbong Chanbo Keo, NeakbongThara Teav, Neakbong Savada, Neakbong Sydney and Lauk Kim Noun’s wife. I like to ask all bong Sreys to help donate what you can in order to help bong Srey victim in the picture. she has been badly beaten by the Police/ authorities until she is unconscious. My wonderful neighbor heard of this horrific situation, he donates $75 to Women’s Movement to help this poor woman with her medical expenses.


Mr. Sophoan Seng advocated The CEROC through IceBucketChallenge

Happy Labor Day!
Thank you Pheak Kdey Son for nominating me to face off #IceBucketChallenges of ALS and I would like to nominate KimLy Chea, Janet Seng and Chantha Hem for the next rolling. They have been allowed to 6 days in maximum for completion. In the meantime, I would like to donate $50 for the Ceroc or the Committee for Election Rights of Overseas Cambodians.


Janet Seng at Sanjos to promote the CEROC and Women Movement of CNRP-NA

CNRP Women’s Movement was founded and is directed by Mdm. Mu Sochua primarily to empower women, to promote and defend women’s dignity, and to help rescue women who have been negatively affected politically and economically.

The program’s representative Mrs. Janet Seng will be in San Jose this coming Sunday to meet with supporters and to share what the program has been doing and what project it is currently embarking on. Meeting time and place is as follow:

Sunday, September 7, 2014
2:00pm – 4:00pm

Community Center (Near Walmart)
749 Story Road
San Jose, CA 95122

Please join us to learn more about the program’s mission, the people behind it, and what it is currently doing in Cambodia.

Janet at Sanjos 1 Janet at Sanjos 2 Janet at Sanjos 3 Janet at Sanjos 4 Janet at Sanjos 5 Janet at Sanjos 6


Electronic voting loses steam over glitches, cost

The CEROC is antagonistic on possible Japanese aids promised for electronic voting system in Cambodia when their country has still been facing with difficulty of this voting system. However, it will be a voter choice during voter registration. For instance, all Khmer overseas voters and far-away-home Khmer workers and students are mandatory or optional to register as proxy voter via electronic voting system.

Electronic voting loses steam over glitches, cost

Khmer electronic voting systemElectronic voting has failed to catch on at the municipal level, reflecting problems with voting machine glitches and the high cost of developing and maintaining the systems.

Only three municipalities in the nation — the city of Kyoto, the city of Niimi in Okayama Prefecture , and the town of Rokunohe in Aomori— are conducting electronic voting, and there is little momentum for expanding its use to national elections.

A law authorizing electronic voting took force in February 2002 with the aim of speeding up the laborious process of ballot counting, which is traditionally done by hand. In electronic voting systems, ballots are cast via touch screens or other digital means.

Laws must be enacted in each town, city of prefecture to enable electronic voting, but only Mie and Okayama prefectures and 10 municipalities have opted to do so.

This is mainly because electronic voting has mostly proven unreliable and expensive to develop and maintain, let alone secure.

Kani, Gifu Prefecture, was forced to hold a revote after electronic voting booths malfunctioned during a city assembly election in 2003. It has since frozen the ordinance.

“After dispelling public distrust in electronic voting, we will think about resuming it,” a city official said.

Ebina, Kanagawa Prefecture, also scrapped its electronic voting ordinance following malfunctions. The city of Shiroishi in Miyagi pulled the plug after leasing the machines proved to expensive.

Of the three municipalities that have stuck with electronic voting, views remain mixed on the practice.

Niimi, the first municipality to adopt electronic voting, in 2002, plans to carry on with the system.

“We are not worried about device failures. Wider use of electronic voting can help cut costs,” a city official said.

Meanwhile, a Kyoto official said it is time to reconsider.

According to a Internal Affairs and Communications Ministry survey in 2010, more than 90 percent of municipalities have no plans to use electronic voting, noting that such systems aren’t even used in for national elections.

The Fukushima Prefecture village of Otama suspended electronic voting after the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. It has no plans to restart it in view of national politics regarding the system, an official said.

A bill to enable electronic voting in national elections was scrapped in 2008, and there have been hardly any moves to submit similar bills.

For your reference: Japan Time